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Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-14-2023, 04:54 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 535
Posted By delonix87
Canary Island bananas

Hi
Just wondering if anyone knows which variety is grown throughout the islands? They look like Gran Nain to me; I'm pretty sure they are a Cavendish but not the Williams one we grow in Australia....
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 12-31-2020, 05:03 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 948
Posted By delonix87
Mice eating harvest!

Hi
Any tips on how to prevent mice from ruining crops? I have cavendish ripening and Ive had the bunch covered in a plastic bag on the plant and theyve chewed through..not sure what to do apart from...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 10-27-2017, 03:58 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,652
Posted By delonix87
Re: Banana corm disaster!

Interesting! Was the one in the pic that is starting to hollow out attacked by nematodes?
I couldn't find any evidence of any grubs; even in another banana corm which just started to rot - it had a...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 10-14-2017, 05:34 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,652
Posted By delonix87
Banana corm disaster!

Hi, some advice needed...I've had 2 banana suckers grow strongly then suddenly stop..when dug up, I've found the inner corm has disappeared leaving only a shell (see pic). The stem is still firmly...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 12-03-2016, 01:00 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 929
Posted By delonix87
Australian Banana Video - 1947 Coffs Harbour

Cavendish?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk-isDguSNE
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-23-2016, 05:27 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 990
Posted By delonix87
Re: How many Cavendish varieties & their differences are there?

There is, according to some sources, Williams Cavendish, Williams Super Cavendish, Dwarf Cav; Super Dwarf Cav...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 11-22-2016, 05:08 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 990
Posted By delonix87
How many Cavendish varieties & their differences are there?

I have some 'Williams' Cavendish plants growing. They have a fairly tight clump and reach about 3m tall. I recently got suckers from someone else's Cavendish and they were far taller (5-6m) and...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-27-2016, 05:46 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,738
Posted By delonix87
Common banana varieties in Hawaii?

I'm off to Oahu and was wondering what the most common banana varieties eaten in Hawaii are and where I can find some of them? (farmers markets or the like?). I'm wondering if GM is available...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-26-2016, 01:54 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,084
Posted By delonix87
Senorita pics

This is my seņorita. It used to have suckers but I removed them. The stem is very red/pink. The leaves are a mess because of a shrub that was removed adjacent to it and it got mangled with it. It has...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-25-2016, 11:58 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,177
Posted By delonix87
Re: Gros Michel Cold Tolerance Pt.2

I have Williams Cavendish which goes through winter here (33 degrees south) no trouble at all. Just stops growing during July. GM is a bit more intolerant
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 09-24-2016, 07:12 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,177
Posted By delonix87
Gros Michel Cold Tolerance Pt.2

Hi all

In 2012 I asked about experience with Gros Michel and cold tolerance. I've since grown them in the Sydney area which has a similar climate to Los Angeles but more wet and humid. I've found...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-30-2013, 04:35 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 10,962
Posted By delonix87
Re: Propping up a fruiting banana tree

Makes perfect sense!:goteam:
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-27-2013, 12:39 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,239
Posted By delonix87
Seperated sucker with very little corm - will it survive?

This Cavendish sucker was seperated from its parent several months ago. It hasn't done anything and has very little corm, but a small amount with a few roots. I am thinking of growing it in a bucket...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-20-2013, 08:51 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,333
Posted By delonix87
Bananas Brindando Re: GM leaf problem

Yeah, same here. The climate has changed here. Over the last 10 years, Sydney has had warm, dry winters and cooler, wet summers. Once upon a time winter wasn't a time for a gardening, now it is the...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-20-2013, 07:21 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,333
Posted By delonix87
Re: GM leaf problem

I think you are right. They are in the sun and quite dry as it is dry this time of year. They are growing fine though - faster than my Senoritas and Pacific Plantains (which don't get the same amount...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 08-19-2013, 04:34 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,333
Posted By delonix87
GM leaf problem

Hi
I have a query about one of my smaller Gros Michels. The younger leaves are getting this brown edging. The plant continues growing fine; in fact it is growing rapidly despite our winter lows of 10...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 07-20-2013, 06:04 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,556
Posted By delonix87
dissapointed with mystery banana

Hi
This was my very first banana; I have grown it since I was 10. It was given to me by a family friend who described it as a 'finger banana'. Well, I never tried it before until yesterday. A single...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 04-01-2013, 05:28 PM
Replies: 261
Views: 66,813
Posted By delonix87
Re: Gros Michel

What features distinguish the various GM cultivars?
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 03-23-2013, 03:41 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,652
Posted By delonix87
Gros Michel Plants appearance

Hi
I'm trying to work out what characteristics differentiate a GM clump from a Cavendish (or any other type). What Ive noticed is the following:
1. GM has reddish blemishes trunks and leaf stalks
2....
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 12-20-2012, 06:15 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 19,068
Posted By delonix87
Re: Giant Plantain

I don't eat Plantains ripe. I use them green to make Mangu (dominican version of Mofongo de plantano) and Tostones. On occasion if I forget them and they go ripe I bake them and eat with chicken...
Forum: Banana Identification 12-19-2012, 04:24 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,035
Posted By delonix87
Re: ID needed

It's hard to say; the foliage of the plant with its dark coloring resembles Pacific Plantain, but the fruit is a bit too elongated to be it (although this could be because it is still immature and...
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 12-18-2012, 09:21 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,281
Posted By delonix87
Re: Question regarding M. velutina

Experimentation is important. Take what people say can or can't be grown with a grain of salt
Forum: Ornamental Bananas 12-17-2012, 11:40 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 25,919
Posted By delonix87
Re: Musa Ornata 'Royal Purple' Bloom!!!

I have this one; it is a beautiful plant
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 12-17-2012, 11:35 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,281
Posted By delonix87
Re: Question regarding M. velutina

I think they need water galore. I grew in Sydney that died in the heat of summer, but it was very dry. I have some now which are growing wild - the only difference is that they get alot more water
Forum: Main Banana Discussion 12-17-2012, 08:55 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 10,422
Posted By delonix87
Re: Gros Michel Cold Tolerance?

venturebananas, I am outside the buffer areas.

To everyone else, many thanks for the helpful advice on the cold hardiness of this type.
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